Road Safety stories
Seeing Machines has published its first Guardian Insights Report, documenting the impact of driver behaviour in fleet vehicles.
Australia and New Zealand Health and Public Sector Digital Transformation Awards winners announced. Qlik celebrates transformative uses of its resources.
Auckland faces a funding gap for bus, rail and road safety projects after the government scrapped a tax set to raise NZ$1.5 billion.
With over four million verifications a month, Austroads seeks to revolutionise digital identity in Australia by extending its expertise in digital driver licenses and digital photo ID credentials.
A Nelson court fined Stratford Logging operator Kevin Howard Stratford NZD $56,000 after unsafe felling beside State Highway 60 endangered motorists.
Hourly Auckland-Hamilton rail could be built for the cost of one highway project, the commentator says, with freight also benefiting.
Funding will help roll out mobile AI cameras that flag roadworks risks in real time, aiming to cut danger for workers and drivers.
Seeing Machines scoops Prince Michael International Safety Award for its innovative AI occupant monitoring technology.
The viaduct’s early opening has cut months off a vital coastal link, easing supply delays and proving faster delivery can save money.
WorkSafe says better vehicle controls could have prevented the death, after a Southland freight firm was fined GBP £0.27 million.
Brake's annual awards in Auckland have honoured firms and individuals cutting crashes and emissions from work vehicles across Australasia.
TAIC says the near miss exposed gaps in KiwiRail procedures, after a bus crossed 12 metres ahead of a locomotive in Christchurch.
A new moisture-sensing tool could cut road deterioration by 2.5 times, helping asset managers avoid costly reactive repairs across networks.
A coroner found brake failure and driver errors caused the crash that killed 11-year-old Hannah Francis, leaving dozens injured.
Transport critics say National's road-heavy plan revives costly schemes, with old estimates leaving a multibillion-pound funding gap.
A broken drive belt can lock quad-bike wheels and turn a routine farm ride into a fatal rollover, WorkSafe says.
Drivers could face tolls on more roads under ACT’s plan, which would let private investors fund, build and maintain new routes faster.
With a year remaining to upgrade essential driver safety technology, acting today will safeguard the future well-being of fleet vehicle drivers.
The new paths should help Wellington residents travel more easily while diverting waste concrete and asphalt from landfill.
Auckland Transport risks paralysis if it keeps seeking public input on tiny road changes already covered by approved plans.
